{"id":8416793,"date":"2026-08-01T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/eddie-rickenbacker-pacific-raft-1942\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:16:28","slug":"eddie-rickenbacker-zattera-del-pacifico-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/eddie-rickenbacker-pacific-raft-1942\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;asso degli assi che \u00e8 sopravvissuto 24 giorni alla deriva"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Nel 1942 Eddie Rickenbacker aveva gi\u00e0 sfidato la morte pi\u00f9 volte di quante la maggior parte degli uomini ci provi. Era l&#039;&quot;asso degli assi&quot; americano della Prima Guerra Mondiale, un ex pilota della 500 Miglia di Indianapolis e l&#039;inflessibile capo della Eastern Air Lines. Aveva poco pi\u00f9 di cinquant&#039;anni, era un civile e si trovava in missione top secret per il Dipartimento della Guerra quando il Pacifico quasi comp\u00ec ci\u00f2 che i caccia tedeschi non erano mai riusciti a fare.<\/p><p>Il suo <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/aerei\/b-17-flying-fortress\/\">Fortezza volante B-17<\/a>, Il sistema di navigazione si guast\u00f2, l&#039;aereo and\u00f2 alla deriva per centinaia di miglia, super\u00f2 una minuscola isola adibita al rifornimento e i suoi quattro motori rimasero a secco. Il bombardiere ammar\u00f2 in mare aperto. Otto uomini si arrampicarono su tre piccole zattere con una manciata di arance e senza acqua.<\/p><p>Seguirono 24 giorni di sole, sale, sete, preghiere e un gabbiano molto famoso. Un uomo non sarebbe sopravvissuto. Gli altri avrebbero dovuto la loro vita, in gran parte, alla tenace volont\u00e0 del vecchio pilota da caccia con il cappello malconcio.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222\">Informazioni rapide<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Chi<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Eddie Rickenbacker, l&#039;&quot;asso degli assi&quot; americano della Prima Guerra Mondiale.\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Documenti della Prima Guerra Mondiale<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">26 vittorie aeree; la Medaglia d&#039;Onore<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">aerei della prima guerra mondiale<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">SPAD XIII, 94\u00b0 Squadrone \u201cHat in the Ring\u201d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">missione del 1942<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Un contingente del Dipartimento della Guerra in missione nel Pacifico, con un messaggio per il generale MacArthur.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Il fossato<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Il suo B-17 ha perso la rotta, ha finito il carburante ed \u00e8 precipitato in mare aperto.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Alla deriva<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Circa 24 giorni su tre piccole zattere; uno degli otto uomini mor\u00ec<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Sopravvivenza<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Un gabbiano che gli \u00e8 atterrato in testa; l&#039;acqua piovana; pura testardaggine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Salvare<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Idrovolanti della Marina degli Stati Uniti, 13 novembre 1942<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;asso degli assi d&#039;America<\/h2><p>Edward Rickenbacker impar\u00f2 a conoscere i nervi e la meccanica degli aerei sulle piste sterrate prima ancora di volare. Riusc\u00ec a farsi ammettere all&#039;addestramento da pilota durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale, si un\u00ec al 94\u00b0 Squadrone Aereo e pilot\u00f2 il robusto SPAD XIII. Con 26 vittorie accreditate, divenne l&#039;asso americano con il maggior numero di abbattimenti durante la guerra e nel 1930 ricevette la Medal of Honor per una pattuglia solitaria contro sette aerei nemici.<\/p><p>Tra le due guerre mondiali gest\u00ec aziende automobilistiche, fu proprietario dell&#039;Indianapolis Motor Speedway e arriv\u00f2 a dirigere la Eastern Air Lines.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1730902928  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/spad-xiii-rickenbacker.jpg\" alt=\"Caccia SPAD XIII\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un SPAD XIII, il caccia Rickenbacker che ottenne 26 vittorie nella Prima Guerra Mondiale. Aeronautica Militare degli Stati Uniti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una missione segreta nel Pacifico<\/h2><p>Nell&#039;ottobre del 1942, Rickenbacker part\u00ec, in veste di osservatore civile con un compenso di un dollaro al giorno, per ispezionare le basi aeree del Pacifico e consegnare personalmente un messaggio riservato al generale Douglas MacArthur. Dalle Hawaii si imbarc\u00f2 come passeggero su un B-17, diretto a una sosta per il rifornimento su un minuscolo isolotto a circa 1.800 miglia di distanza.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwavMbo6Tew\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">L&#039;esperto di storia racconta la disavventura di Rickenbacker sulla zattera.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/eddie-rickenbacker-portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\"><img data-opt-id=2020259963  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/eddie-rickenbacker-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Rickenbacker\" style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;display:block;border:2px solid #ddd\"><\/a><div><em>\u201cSapevo che era un gabbiano. Non so come lo sapessi; lo sapevo e basta.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Eddie Rickenbacker<\/strong> \u2014 Tratto dalla sua autobiografia (National Medal of Honor Museum)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;affogamento<\/h2><p>L&#039;apparato di navigazione si guast\u00f2 e il bombardiere perse completamente la rotta, mancando l&#039;isola. Quando il carburante fin\u00ec, il pilota fece atterrare il grosso aereo quadrimotore sulle onde. Gli otto uomini si salvarono su tre zattere improvvisate, ma nella confusione nessuno prese acqua o provviste. Avevano solo qualche arancia.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MSCOnMGYoP0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Filmati d&#039;epoca di Rickenbacker che racconta del salvataggio.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ventiquattro giorni sulle zattere<\/h2><p>Il sole li ustionava; l&#039;acqua salata apriva piaghe. L&#039;ottavo giorno, mentre Rickenbacker sonnecchiava dopo aver guidato gli uomini in preghiera, un gabbiano si pos\u00f2 sulla sua testa. Lo cattur\u00f2 lentamente; l&#039;uccello divenne un pasto condiviso e un&#039;esca per un pesce. Gli scrosci di pioggia portarono loro l&#039;acqua.<\/p><p>Rickenbacker spronava gli uomini senza piet\u00e0 per costringerli a continuare a combattere: alcuni finirono per odiarlo per questo, ed era proprio ci\u00f2 che voleva. Un membro dell&#039;equipaggio, che aveva bevuto acqua di mare, mor\u00ec e fu sepolto in mare.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Rickenbacker, sei la persona pi\u00f9 cattiva e scontrosa che sia mai esistita!&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Un membro dell&#039;equipaggio sulla zattera<\/strong> \u2014 Ricordato dai sopravvissuti (Museo Nazionale della Medaglia d&#039;Onore)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Salvataggio e eredit\u00e0<\/h2><p>Gli aerei furono avvistati a partire dal diciannovesimo giorno circa, ma nessuno individu\u00f2 le zattere. Il 13 novembre 1942, il ventiquattresimo giorno, gli idrovolanti della Marina statunitense trovarono finalmente i superstiti. Rickenbacker aveva perso decine di chili, ma nel giro di poche settimane riprese la marcia e consegn\u00f2 il suo messaggio a MacArthur.<\/p><p>La sua disavventura divenne una delle storie di sopravvivenza pi\u00f9 celebri della guerra. Rickenbacker, che amava dire di essere sopravvissuto a oltre cento incontri ravvicinati con la morte, visse fino a 82 anni: l&#039;asso che l&#039;oceano non pot\u00e9 trattenere.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNHaEajsajE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">La storia di sopravvivenza, raccontata di nuovo.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;font-style:italic;margin-top:20px\">Fonti: Wikipedia (Eddie Rickenbacker); National Medal of Honor Museum; Thomas Fleming, American Heritage (2008).<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/frank-luke-arizona-balloon-buster-1918\/\">Il ragazzo asso che bruci\u00f2 quattordici palloncini<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-curtiss-p-40-warhawk-and-the-flying-tigers\/\">Il Curtiss P-40 Warhawk e le Tigri Volanti<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ghost-blimp-l-8-1942-vanished-crew-mystery\/\">Il dirigibile della Marina che \u00e8 tornato senza equipaggio<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Rickenbacker, l&#039;asso degli assi americano della Prima Guerra Mondiale, sopravvisse per 24 giorni alla deriva su una zattera di salvataggio nel Pacifico nel 1942, dopo che il suo B-17 ammar\u00f2.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8416587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[666,664],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8416793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-legends","category-military-aviation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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